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China, US move toward cooperation in space AFP January 12, 2014, 1:53 pm Washington (AFP) - China -- which until now has worked alone as it pursues an ambitious space program -- seems more open to international cooperation, especially with the United States, European and American experts...

300 houses destroyed in 'Shangri-La' Tibet village : report AFP January 12, 2014, 5:01 pm Beijing (AFP) - A huge blaze that ripped through the centre of an ancient Tibetan town in the popular Chinese tourist area of Shangri-La has destroyed almost 300 buildings, state media said Sunday. The...

Palm oil company fined US$30m for clearing 1,000 hectares in Indonesia Company ordered to pay US$30m for burning 1,000 hectares for palm oil plantation PUBLISHED : Friday, 10 January, 2014, 12:24am UPDATED : Friday, 10 January, 2014, 12:24am Agence France-Presse in Meulaboh, Indonesia A...

'I was upset and drinking': Rodman apologises for comments about North Korea detainee Former basketball ace blames drinking for outburst over North Korea detainee Kenneth Bae PUBLISHED : Thursday, 09 January, 2014, 10:47am UPDATED : Thursday, 09 January, 2014, 11:01pm Associated Press in...

North Korea has world's worst security for nuclear materials: report The Stalinist nation has the worst security conditions for nuclear materials among countries that possess 1kg or more of weapons-usable materials PUBLISHED : Thursday, 09 January, 2014, 2:12pm UPDATED : Thursday, 09 January...

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Nine dead in Indian train fire near Mumbai AFP January 8, 2014, 11:52 pm Dahanu (India) (AFP) - Fire tore through an Indian train full of sleeping passengers on Wednesday, killing nine people and forcing survivors to break open doors to escape, officials and a witness said. The blaze raced...

China drops game console sales ban, with conditions AFP January 8, 2014, 11:07 pm Shanghai (AFP) - China has formally authorised the domestic sale of game consoles made in Shanghai's new free trade zone (FTZ), potentially opening its lucrative market to the likes of Sony's PlayStation and...

China seizes three tonnes of crystal meth AFP January 3, 2014, 8:56 pm Beijing (AFP) - Chinese police have seized three tonnes of crystal methamphetamine during raids in a southern city authorities say is notorious for providing a huge share of the country's supply of the drug. Police...

More unrest feared as Bangladesh holds 'farce' vote AFP January 3, 2014, 9:52 pm Dhaka (AFP) - Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is certain to cement her grip on power this Sunday at elections boycotted by her rivals and shunned by the West after unprecedented bloodshed. While...

'Jihad Jane deserves decades behind bars' Reuters By John Shiffman January 3, 2014, 9:30 am The Pennsylvania woman who called herself Jihad Jane and a teenage accomplice from Maryland provided "very significant" assistance to US authorities in several terrorism investigations but still...

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Italian navy rescues over 1000 migrants from boats in 24 hours Reuters January 3, 2014, 9:01 pm Migrants sit in a Marina Militare vessel during a rescue operation by Italian navy off the coast of the south of the Italian island of Sicily in this January 2, 2014 handout provided by the...

FACTBOX - Reactions to Schumacher's accident Mon Dec 30, 2013 6:20pm GMT (Reuters) - Support has been pouring in for Michael Schumacher after the retired seven-times Formula One world champion suffered severe head injuries in a skiing accident in the French Alps resort of Meribel on Sunday. -...

NBA star apologises for 'quenelle' gesture By John Baines Dec 31, 2013 1:07:00 PM Basketball icon Tony Parker says he regrets his actions after becoming the latest sportsman to get embroiled in the quenelle controversy The San Antonio Spurs defensive guard Tony Parker has been forced to...

Boffo box office as slew of Christmas movies opens Reuters December 27, 2013, 10:04 am By Andrea Burzynski NEW YORK (Reuters) - The holiday season's new films drew crowds of people to theatres on Wednesday to make it the second highest-grossing Christmas Day on record for the U.S. and...

Protesting theatre director rams French palace gate Reuters December 27, 2013, 2:03 am The car driven by the theatre manager is towed away after the incident. Picture: Jacques Brinon/AP Source: AP PARIS (Reuters) - A theatre director rammed a car into the rear gate of the French...

France may ban black comedian for anti-Semitic jibes Reuters December 28, 2013, 1:56 am By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor (Dieudonne M’bala M’bala (R) with anti-Zionist Party leader Yahia Gouasmi and far-right writer Alain Soral (C) in Paris on May 13, 2009 during their campaign for the...

US boy, 9, scales Argentina's highest peak AP December 28, 2013, 1:15 pm A US boy has broken the record for the youngest person to scale the Argentina s Aconcagua mountain. AP A nine-year-old US boy has become the youngest person in recorded history to reach the summit of Argentina's...

High Prosecutors Office chief sacked by Justice Ministry By Queena Yen , The China Post December 21, 2013, 12:07 am TWN Chen Shou-huang gives an interview to local media in front of his office at the Taiwan High Prosecutors' Office, yesterday, saying he will respect the decision to discharge...